Invite to The Cornwall School Games

Cornwall School Games – Watersports Day

Invite here: Cornwall School Games 2017 event information

GIG ROWING COMPETITION: Weds 28^th June 2017

Schools to arrive by 9am

Welcome and coxswains briefing: 9.30am

Racing to start by 10am

Presentations approx 3.30pm

This competition is ran as part of the school games framework for Cornwall, ran by Cornwall Sports Partnership. The gig rowing competition has been running for 7 years now as is held at Mylor Harbour, as part of the Cornwall Watersports Games alongside sailing & kayaking. Schools can enter teams in this competition and their points will count towards the school games series.

Rules:

• Schools must have a link with a local gig rowing club, who will need to provide an experienced coxswain for the event
• This could be experienced gig rowers, or those who have started rowing especially for this event – but must be capable of rowing in multiple races
• The exact format of racing will depend on the equipment available and number of entries but each crew will race at least twice
• Racing is in borrowed boats with borrowed equipment, schools do not need to provide any
• A pupil may row ‘up’ a category, but not down
• One team per school, per category and each crew must have their own cox as there may be more than one team per school on the water at one time
• Racing is under CPGA rules

Entered so far – The deadline has been extended until 7^th June

Entries must go through schools and be sent to Rachel Knott: rknott@cornwall.gov.uk by 7^th June latest

Clubs confirmed so far as lending gigs, Pendeen, Flushing, Helford, Nankersey, St. Agnes we would ideally need 8 boats to make the day run quick and smoothly

Event contact: Rhiannon Bailey: Rhiannon.bailey@britishrowing.org / 07818576145